According to a well-known Xbox insider, a new Halo game is already in the works at 343 Industries. Whether this game is the next proper Halo game or a spin-off, the brief report doesn’t say. It seems too early for 343 Industries to be pivoting to the next proper Halo game. If it is, it’s not a good sign for Halo Infinite and its long-term support. That said, while it’s unlikely this mystery game is the next proper Halo experience, it could be a collaboration project.
In 2015, 343 Industries’ Halo 5: Guardians shipped. Halo Infinite didn’t release until 2021, six years later. Between this though, 343 Industries collaborated with Creative Assembly on Halo Wars 2, Halo Wars: Definitive Edition with Behaviour Interactive, Halo Recruit with Endeavor One, and Halo: Fireteam Raven with Play Mechanix and Endeavor One. In other words, 343 Industries experiments a lot with Halo in-between…